Just as Sasha contemplated about the possibilities, several screams sounded.
Some security guards had been tossed quite a distance from the gate into the main hall. They were thrown into multiple sets of tables and chairs. With a resounding smash, most of the party decorations were ruined.
A figure stepped into the main hall just then.
When Sasha caught a glimpse of who it was that walked in, she couldn't help but tremble, a look of abject horror on her face as she stuttered, "Fade, you..."
Who else could it be but Fade?
His face was void of any emotions as he stalked towards Sasha.
When his target was made obvious to the people around them, the young masters who had previously been trying to court Sasha started to surround her immediately, forming a barricade against Fade and started to yell at him to keep away.
"Who the hell do you think you are? Get out of here."
"Do you honestly think that you're worth Miss Sasha's attention? Get out!"
"You'd better leave right now, or else..."
A group of young masters took turns throwing threats at Fade.
He merely spared them a cold glance and barked, "Move!"
This startled them a little, making them pause a little. However, this soon morphed into anger as they yelled, undignified.
"How dare you speak to me like this?! You've just dug your own grave!"
"Get someone here to deal with him! I want him out of here right now!"
"Yeah! Someone has to teach him a lesson! What a shameless toad!"
Before the young masters could even call out for help, using his core strength, Fade had already waved a hand out and had them thrown several feet away, hitting the ground with loud thuds. Mouthfuls of blood spurted from their mouths as they struggled to sit up.
"How dare you hit me! I'm going to kill you, you hear me?!" A young man with green hair who had been knocked back by Fade spat out. With a look of resentment on his face, he produced a gun that had been hiding, pointing it at Fade. His finger ready to pull the trigger.
Such a scene shocked everyone in the hall.
Sasha's expression fell as she hurriedly yelled, "Maxtor, don't shoot, please..."
However, Maxtor was known for being arrogant and stubborn. Instead of listening to Sasha, he replied through gritted teeth, "Miss Sasha, don't worry. He's nobody important after all. My family can handle the repercussions."
"Go to hell, you b*stard!" He yelled as he began to pull the trigger.
However, with a flicker of his eyes, Fade waved one of his hands about, raising a visibly crimson ray of energy that slashed towards Maxtor at the speed of light.
Before Maxtor could even react, the ray of red had already hit him.
The flash of light had slashed open his neck. In seconds, blood started to pour out of the slit.
"I..." Maxtor felt a little disoriented as he looked down at himself.
However, just as he lowered his head, it slipped off from his shoulders immediately. His head had broken off from the neck and rolled onto the ground with a large snap. Fresh blood sprayed out all over the carpet.
Maxtor's decapitated head still held a look of absolute disbelief.
The sound of the headless body hitting the ground echoed in the silent hall. The sound of blood gushing out of the headless wound was made all the louder by the quiet atmosphere.
At this moment, all the young masters who had been clamoring to teach Fade a lesson merely stared at the decapitated body in horror, looking dumbfounded. They trembled in their boots.
Sasha, who had been standing close to Maxtor had been rendered speechless from the shock. Her entire body was frozen with fear, her legs felt like jelly, making her feel as if she would collapse at any moment.
Fade began to stalk towards her after that which caused her to quickly stammer out, "Mr. Chen! What are you doing here? I..."
Sasha paused a little before she continued, "It's because we've promised the Fire Blame Plant to someone else already..."
"What?! You've gone back on your word then, is that it?!" Fade barked out, furious.
Sasha shook her head fervently and hurriedly explained, "No! That's not it at all! It's just that this other person's identity is too special for us to disobey them! We had no choice! That's why..."
"I don't want to hear anymore of your excuses! Just tell me who it is!" Fade demanded.
"It's the Guardian of the Titan Studio, his name is Master Chiu. He's the combat expert in martial arts from Jade City," Sasha replied truthfully.
At the mention of that name, everyone in the main hall let out a gasp of shock.
After all, Master Chiu was well-known in Jade City. No one who lived in the city would react to his name with a blase attitude.
Even Fade couldn't help but frown slightly at that. With an icy tone, he asked for confirmation, "So you gave the plant to Titan, then?"
"Master Chiu is doing a monastic practice. He needed the Fire Blame Plant to break through. He got wind of us being in possession of one so he sent someone over to ask for it. He's an Earth Level master, after all. We were too scared of him to refuse otherwise... We had no choice!" Sasha hurriedly explained.
"No choice?! So, your family's more afraid of Titan than me, is that right?" Fade taunted menacingly, his eyes blazed with anger as he smashed a marble column in the hall with his palm.
"That's not... I..." Sasha stuttered, panicked.
She had only said that her family was afraid of Titan to make what they were doing seem justifiable. After all, it was only rhetorical. It was true that the Li family was afraid of Titan's wrath, but it was highly unlikely that the Earth Level master would initiate a war with them for the Fire
Blame Plant.
The truth was that they had chosen to give Titan the plant instead of Fade because they wanted to benefit from doing a favor for the combat expert. By giving him the plant, their family would be in good graces with the powerful and influential Titan. They hoped that Titan would return them the favor in the future.
After all, in their opinion, they were more interested in earning favor from Titan rather than worry over something trivial like offending Fade.
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